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In black and white : race and sports in America /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Shropshire, Kenneth L.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : New York University Press, [1996]
Subjects:
Discrimination in sports > United States.
Racism > United States.
African Americans > Sports.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : the realities of racism and discrimination in America
  • The roots of racism and discrimination in sports
  • Sitting in with the "good old boys" : ownership
  • The front office and anti-discrimination law
  • "Fear of a black planet" : the front office
  • Color-blind propositions : the collegiate ranks
  • "The white man's ice is colder, his sugar sweeter, his water wetter, his medicine better" : sports agents
  • The next millennium.